Barbara Maxine (Babb) Nordyke

Barbara Maxine Babb-Nordyke was born February 5, 1940, in Parkview, New Mexico to Richard and Florence Whaley-Babb. During her childhood, the Babb family, with 5 children, moved to Rockvale, Colorado and she attended Florence High School, where she met her future husband. She graduated high school in 1958. She married Arthur Lee Nordyke on June 7, 1959, and was a devoted wife and mother for 65 years. Barbara and Arthur are the parents of Chris Wayne (Shelly) Nordyke, Kurt Lee (Emma) Nordyke, and Kyle Len (Leslie) Nordyke. They are blessed with 9 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Barbara was preceded in death by Richard and Florence Babb, Ellen Babb-Dunsmore, Rudy Babb, and Christopher James Nordyke. She is survived by her devoted husband, three sons, daughters-in-law, and her grandchildren: Cole (Tori), Casey (Shelby), Cory (Emily), Kade, Mason, and Lane Nordyke, as well as, Jesse Todd and Sara Elizabeth Aldrich. Her surviving great-grandchildren are Bentley, Cooper, Aliyah, Elowyn, Eliana, Brayden, Adeline Mae, Harper, Brooklynn, and Evelyn Nordyke.

Barbara loved to cook and sew. She planted and tended many gardens and raised chickens. She loved photography; especially taking pictures of her grandchildren. She enjoyed riding horses and loved a good strong cup of coffee. Barbara loved to laugh and had a funny sense of humor. Barbara was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Westcliffe for 20 years. However, she came to know Jesus as her personal savior at First Southern Baptist Church in Florence, Colorado, when she was approximately 10 years old. She leaves a beautiful legacy of faith to her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She passed away after an extended time of illness, peacefully at home on April 10, 2024.

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